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2010 |
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DOCUMENTARY
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UK/ Brazil |
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94 |
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Beautiful and inspiring.
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Reviewed by Chris Tookey
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As for Waste Land, dont be put off by the bleakness of the title. This is not only a highly original picture that deserves to walk off with this years Oscar for Best Documentary. Its the feelgood movie of the year.
British director Lucy Walker, working in the generous-spirited, endearingly humane tradition of Molly Dineen, has made a delightful picture that starts off as an arts documentary but turns into a riveting human interest story.
Its about the talented and charismatic Brazilian artist Vik Muniz (pictured), who had the bright but potentially exploitative idea of making pictures of the people who live on and off - the worlds biggest garbage dump, on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.
His idea was to photograph some of the pickers and paint them with materials recycled from the dump. However, their characters come so alive during the process that their spirit transforms Munizs art and Lucy Walkers film into something uniquely charming, a celebration of human resilience in the face of adversity.
There hasnt been a documentary this uplifting since 1995s Hoop Dreams. And it captures much thats important, transforming and life-enhancing about great art.
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